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Dialogic Practice in Primary Schools: to embed Philosophy for Children

The Philosophy for Children in Schools Project is an ongoing research project to explore the impact of philosophy for children (P4C) on classroom practice. this paper responds to the responses of headteachers, teachers and local educational authority (LA) officers in … Continue reading

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Dialogic instruction and learning – the case of one Kiswahili Classroom in Kenya

This paper reports on an ethnographic case study which was carried out in a Kenyan first-grade classroom. The classroom had 89 students with their 2 teachers who taught at different times. The classroom was very crowded and had a high … Continue reading

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Learning to Teach Through Discussion: The Art of Turning the Soul

This sequel to Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon‘s acclaimed “Turning the Soul: Teaching Through Conversation in the High School” presents a case study of two people learning to teach. It shows them engaging two groups of fourth grade students in discussion about the … Continue reading

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Turning the soul: teaching through conversation in the high school

Is our nation’s educational system faltering in part because it strives to teach students predetermined “right” answers to questions? In Turning the Soul, Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon offers and alternative to methods advocated by conventional educational practice. By guiding the reader back … Continue reading

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Science Teaching as a Dialogue – Bakhtin, Vygotsky in the Classroom

The theory of dialogism, developed by the Russian linguist Mikhail Bakhtin with regard to literature and everyday communication, can be used to improve the teaching of science. Some of Bakhtin’s conceptual instruments are helpful in analyzing the teaching process, and … Continue reading

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